CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................A - 12

List of Manuals for GT Works3 ...............................................................................................................A - 22

Abbreviations, Generic Terms, Meanings of Icons .................................................................................A - 23

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF MONITOR

1.1

Each Function and Related Manuals ............................................................................................... 1 - 1

1.2

System Applications (Extended Functions) Required for Each Function ........................................ 1 - 3

1.3

Languages Available for Each Function .......................................................................................... 1 - 4

2. SYSTEM LAUNCHER

2.1

Features........................................................................................................................................... 2 - 1

2.2

Specifications................................................................................................................................... 2 - 1

2.2.1

System configuration ............................................................................................................ 2 - 1

2.2.2

Precautions........................................................................................................................... 2 - 3

2.3

Operations for Display ..................................................................................................................... 2 - 4

2.4

Operating Procedure ....................................................................................................................... 2 - 6

2.4.1

System configuration screen ................................................................................................ 2 - 6

2.4.2

Online module change screen .............................................................................................. 2 - 8

3. DEVICE MONITOR

3.1

Features........................................................................................................................................... 3 - 1

3.2

Specifications................................................................................................................................... 3 - 4

3.2.1

System configuration ............................................................................................................ 3 - 4

3.2.2

Devices that can be monitored ............................................................................................. 3 - 7

3.2.3

Access range ...................................................................................................................... 3 - 14

3.2.4

Precautions......................................................................................................................... 3 - 14

3.3

Operations Common to the Monitor Screens ................................................................................ 3 - 14

3.3.1

Displaying the monitor screen ............................................................................................ 3 - 15

3.3.2

Names of each section of monitor screen .......................................................................... 3 - 17

3.3.3

Display format of the monitor screen ([One large screen], [4 screens]) ............................. 3 - 18

3.3.4

Destination path setting ([Connect]) ................................................................................... 3 - 19

3.3.5

Entering devices ([Register]) .............................................................................................. 3 - 22

3.3.6

Deleting a device ([Delete]) ................................................................................................ 3 - 24

3.3.7

Deleting devices at a time ([Delete all]) .............................................................................. 3 - 25

3.3.8

Test operation for the monitor device ([Test])..................................................................... 3 - 26

3.3.9

Switching the display (number or columns, comment display) ([Layout])........................... 3 - 30

3.3.10 Monitoring local devices ([Local monitor]) .......................................................................... 3 - 31

3.3.11 File switching for comment display ([Change comment]) ................................................... 3 - 33

3.3.12 Screen transition (common operation)................................................................................ 3 - 34

3.4

Entry Monitor ................................................................................................................................. 3 - 36

3.5

Batch Monitor................................................................................................................................. 3 - 38

3.6

TC Monitor (Monitoring Timers and Counters) .............................................................................. 3 - 40

3.7

BM Monitor (Monitoring Buffer Memory)........................................................................................ 3 - 42

3.8

Error Messages and Corrective Actions ........................................................................................ 3 - 44

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